If you like to smell of fresh, tart mango for summer and/or regret the disappearance of Eau Exotique Eau Fraîche by Parfums de Nicolaï (2005), the scoop is that it was very discreetly reincarnated as Eau Turquoise (2008)......
June 2010 Archives
The Return of Dirty Musks: 6 New Ways to Musk Up for Summer 2010 {Perfume Reviews} {Trend Alert}
Sir Charles Bell Collection, 1920-21, LhasaThis spring / summer 2010 we are seeing a series of new launches that sign the return of dirty musks in a mostly white sea of musks. It is inevitable that when there is an...
French Perfumers Deliver New Official Classification of Fragrances {Fragrant Readings}
Perfumers of the Commission Technique of the Société Française des Parfumeurs (SFP) have released a new updated official classification of perfumes which includes what the committee have outlined as the most important perfumes they could track and select since 1782...
Natalie Portman to be New Face of Dior Parfums {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfumes}
© WargoDior Parfums will tap once more into Hollywood glamor to make their perfumes be perceived to be more alluring. Women's Wear Daily have announced that the fragrance arm of the couture house just signed a deal with actress Natalie...
L'Eau Serge Lutens (2010): Renewing the Mythology of Perfume: Between Water and Smoke {Perfume Review}
Foreword: This is a review I wrote in April 2010, which I thought I would complete, but re-reading it, I feel there is no need to wait forever for a more complete form. I was a bit weary of my...
Jennifer Lopez Love and Glamour (2010): The Never-Ending Quest for a Signature {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Jennifer Lopez who recreated the 21st century version of the celebrity-fragrance business by encouraging everyone to jump on the bandwagon so easy and popular it seemed is still a veritable motor engine for this section of the fragrance industry having...
Parfums Delrae Coup de Foudre (2010) {New Perfume}
American niche perfume brand Parfums Delrae with a definite Francophile slant and a foot in Grasse founded by DelRae Roth have launched their 7th perfume called Coup de Foudre (Love at First Sight). It is a composition which pays homage...
Hervé Léger is Back with Avon and a Femme and Homme Duo (2010) {New Fragrances}
Designer label Hervé Léger is making a comeback in the world of perfumes this fall 2010 with a duo of fragrances developed with Avon under the guidance of BCBG Max Azria Group Inc. which owns the brand. Hervé Léger Femme...
Halle Berry Reveal (2010): Halle to Unveil Another Facet of Herself {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Halle Berry fragrances are doing so well, that Coty and the actress are pairing up again to launch a third perfume this summer called Reveal from August and working on a fourth. Her second jus, Pure Orchid only launched in...
The Brothers Quay Introduce Wonderwood by Comme des Garçons (2010) {New Fragrance}
Comme des Garçons are preparing to launch a new fragrance from June 24th 2010 in London called Wonderwood which seems to have benefited from a particularly lavish attention on the part of the label, what with a dedicated website incorporating...
Stop & Smell the Steak on Highway 150 {Fragrance News}
Olfactory advertisement is taking some giant steps to try to grab your attention while you drive. Seeing that gaping at a monumental morsel of juicy steak evocatively planted on a fork is not enough to make you crave the food,...
Scarface Fragrance Collection for Men & Women (2010) {New Fragrances} {Celebrity Perfume}
3B International and Universal Partnership & Licensings (UP & L) have partnered to launch a duo of perfumes inspired by the movie Scarface (1983) starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana. The new scents are part the Scarface Fragrance Collection which...
Benefit Crescent Row Lookin' to Rock Rita, So Hooked on Carmella, Garden of Good & Eva (2010) {New Fragrances}
Benefit Cosmetics have launched a new trio of fragrances inspired by the Crescent Row story which they started telling last year where three girls are living next door to each other while living in the skins of very contrasted personalities....
Tuberose is Oh-So-Trendy this Spring/Summer 2010 {Trend Alert}
One of the advantages of wearing fragrance is that it is such a ductile medium for reflecting your moods. Do you want to feel transported to the 1940s? Get a Lenthéric, or more easily done, Miss Dior. Do you feel...
Sky + HD Eau de Stade for FIFA (2010): Fronted by Rachel Stevens {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
To commemorate the event of the 2010 FIFA World Cup which starts on June 11th, TV service Sky + HD released an unisex fragrance called Eau de Stade which is fronted by British celebrity Rachel Stevens. In one of the...